(EsPCEx - 2011) Life and the Movies Joey Potter looked at her friend Dawson Leery and she smiled sadly. Life isnt like a movie, Dawson, she said. We cant write happy endings to all our relationships. Joey was a pretty girl with long brown hair. Both Joey and Dawson were nearly sixteen years old. The two teenagers had problems. All teenagers have the same problems - life, love, school work, and parents. It isnt easy to become an adult. Dawson loved movies. He had always loved movies. He took film classes in school. He made short movies himself. Dawson wanted to be a film director. His favorite director was Steven Spielberg. Dawson spent a lot of his free time filming with his video camera. He loved watching videos of great movies from the past. Most evenings, he watched movies with Joey. These days, Dawson always wants us to behave like people in movies, Joey thought. And life in the little seaside town of Capeside wasnt like the movies. Joey looked at the handsome, blond boy who was sitting next to her. She thought about the years of their long friendship. They were best friends... ANDERS, C. J. Retold by CORNISH, F. H. Dawsons Creek. Shifting into overdrive. Oxford, Macmillan, 2005. Which alternative best explains the sentence We cant write happy endings to all our relationships?
(EsPCEx - 2011) Life and the Movies Joey Potter looked at her friend Dawson Leery and she smiled sadly. Life isnt like a movie, Dawson, she said. We cant write happy endings to all our relationships. Joey was a pretty girl with long brown hair. Both Joey and Dawson were nearly sixteen years old. The two teenagers had problems. All teenagers have the same problems - life, love, school work, and parents. It isnt easy to become an adult. Dawson loved movies. He had always loved movies. He took film classes in school. He made short movies himself. Dawson wanted to be a film director. His favorite director was Steven Spielberg. Dawson spent a lot of his free time filming with his video camera. He loved watching videos of great movies from the past. Most evenings, he watched movies with Joey. These days, Dawson always wants us to behave like people in movies, Joey thought. And life in the little seaside town of Capeside wasnt like the movies. Joey looked at the handsome, blond boy who was sitting next to her. She thought about the years of their long friendship. They were best friends... ANDERS, C. J. Retold by CORNISH, F. H. Dawsons Creek. Shifting into overdrive. Oxford, Macmillan, 2005. According to the sentence Joey looked at the handsome, blond boy who was sitting next to her, it is correct to say that Dawson was
(EsPCEx - 2011) Life and the Movies Joey Potter looked at her friend Dawson Leery and she smiled sadly. Life isnt like a movie, Dawson, she said. We cant write happy endings to all our relationships. Joey was a pretty girl with long brown hair. Both Joey and Dawson were nearly sixteen years old. The two teenagers had problems. All teenagers have the same problems - life, love, school work, and parents. It isnt easy to become an adult. Dawson loved movies. He had always loved movies. He took film classes in school. He made short movies himself. Dawson wanted to be a film director. His favorite director was Steven Spielberg. Dawson spent a lot of his free time filming with his video camera. He loved watching videos of great movies from the past. Most evenings, he watched movies with Joey. These days, Dawson always wants us to behave like people in movies, Joey thought. And life in the little seaside town of Capeside wasnt like the movies. Joey looked at the handsome, blond boy who was sitting next to her. She thought about the years of their long friendship. They were best friends... ANDERS, C. J. Retold by CORNISH, F. H. Dawsons Creek. Shifting into overdrive. Oxford, Macmillan, 2005. According to the text, which alternative is correct about Dawson?
(EsPCEx - 2011) Life and the Movies Joey Potter looked at her friend Dawson Leery and she smiled sadly. Life isnt like a movie, Dawson, she said. We cant write happy endings to all our relationships. Joey was a pretty girl with long brown hair. Both Joey and Dawson were nearly sixteen years old. The two teenagers had problems. All teenagers have the same problems - life, love, school work, and parents. It isnt easy to become an adult. Dawson loved movies. He had always loved movies. He took film classes in school. He made short movies himself. Dawson wanted to be a film director. His favorite director was Steven Spielberg. Dawson spent a lot of his free time filming with his video camera. He loved watching videos of great movies from the past. Most evenings, he watched movies with Joey. These days, Dawson always wants us to behave like people in movies, Joey thought. And life in the little seaside town of Capeside wasnt like the movies. Joey looked at the handsome, blond boy who was sitting next to her. She thought about the years of their long friendship. They were best friends... ANDERS, C. J. Retold by CORNISH, F. H. Dawsons Creek. Shifting into overdrive. Oxford, Macmillan, 2005. According to the text, The two teenagers had problems because
(EsPCEx - 2011) Brazilian Forces Claim Victory in Gang Haven RIO DE JANEIRO - In a quick and decisive military operation, Brazilian security forces took control of this citys most notorious slum on Sunday, celebrating victory over drug gangs after a weeklong battle. In the early afternoon, the military police raised the flags of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro atop a building on the highest hill in the Alemo shantytown complex, providing a rare moment of happiness and celebration in a decades-long battle to rid this citys violent slums of drug gangs. An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began walking the streets. Dozens of children ran from their houses in shorts and bikinis to jump into a swimming pool that used to belong to a gang leader. Residents congregated around televisions in bars and restaurants, cheering for the police as if they were cheering for their favorite soccer teams. Now the community is ours, Jovelino Ferreira, a 60-year-old pastor, said, his eyes filling with tears. This time it will be different. We have to have faith. Many people who didnt deserve have suffered here. http://www.nytimes.com, consulta em 28/11/2010 In the sentence An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began walking the streets, the possessive adjective their refers to
(EsPCEx - 2011) Brazilian Forces Claim Victory in Gang Haven RIO DE JANEIRO - In a quick and decisive military operation, Brazilian security forces took control of this citys most notorious slum on Sunday, celebrating victory over drug gangs after a weeklong battle. In the early afternoon, the military police raised the flags of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro atop a building on the highest hill in the Alemo shantytown complex, providing a rare moment of happiness and celebration in a decades-long battle to rid this citys violent slums of drug gangs. An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began walking the streets. Dozens of children ran from their houses in shorts and bikinis to jump into a swimming pool that used to belong to a gang leader. Residents congregated around televisions in bars and restaurants, cheering for the police as if they were cheering for their favorite soccer teams. Now the community is ours, Jovelino Ferreira, a 60-year-old pastor, said, his eyes filling with tears. This time it will be different. We have to have faith. Many people who didnt deserve have suffered here. http://www.nytimes.com, consulta em 28/11/2010 According to the text, Brazilian security forces fought against
(EsPCEx - 2011) Brazilian Forces Claim Victory in Gang Haven RIO DE JANEIRO - In a quick and decisive military operation, Brazilian security forces took control of this citys most notorious slum on Sunday, celebrating victory over drug gangs after a weeklong battle. In the early afternoon, the military police raised the flags of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro atop a building on the highest hill in the Alemo shantytown complex, providing a rare moment of happiness and celebration in a decades-long battle to rid this citys violent slums of drug gangs. An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began walking the streets. Dozens of children ran from their houses in shorts and bikinis to jump into a swimming pool that used to belong to a gang leader. Residents congregated around televisions in bars and restaurants, cheering for the police as if they were cheering for their favorite soccer teams. Now the community is ours, Jovelino Ferreira, a 60-year-old pastor, said, his eyes filling with tears. This time it will be different. We have to have faith. Many people who didnt deserve have suffered here. http://www.nytimes.com, consulta em 28/11/2010 After Brazilian security forces victory,
(EsPCEx - 2011) Brazilian Forces Claim Victory in Gang Haven RIO DE JANEIRO - In a quick and decisive military operation, Brazilian security forces took control of this citys most notorious slum on Sunday, celebrating victory over drug gangs after a weeklong battle. In the early afternoon, the military police raised the flags of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro atop a building on the highest hill in the Alemo shantytown complex, providing a rare moment of happiness and celebration in a decades-long battle to rid this citys violent slums of drug gangs. An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began walking the streets. Dozens of children ran from their houses in shorts and bikinis to jump into a swimming pool that used to belong to a gang leader. Residents congregated around televisions in bars and restaurants, cheering for the police as if they were cheering for their favorite soccer teams. Now the community is ours, Jovelino Ferreira, a 60-year-old pastor, said, his eyes filling with tears. This time it will be different. We have to have faith. Many people who didnt deserve have suffered here. http://www.nytimes.com, consulta em 28/11/2010 It is correct to say that, after the decisive military operation in the Alemo shantytown complex, Jovelino Ferreira was
(EsPCEx - 2011) Brazilian Forces Claim Victory in Gang Haven RIO DE JANEIRO - In a quick and decisive military operation, Brazilian security forces took control of this citys most notorious slum on Sunday, celebrating victory over drug gangs after a weeklong battle. In the early afternoon, the military police raised the flags of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro atop a building on the highest hill in the Alemo shantytown complex, providing a rare moment of happiness and celebration in a decades-long battle to rid this citys violent slums of drug gangs. An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began walking the streets. Dozens of children ran from their houses in shorts and bikinis to jump into a swimming pool that used to belong to a gang leader. Residents congregated around televisions in bars and restaurants, cheering for the police as if they were cheering for their favorite soccer teams. Now the community is ours, Jovelino Ferreira, a 60-year-old pastor, said, his eyes filling with tears. This time it will be different. We have to have faith. Many people who didnt deserve have suffered here. http://www.nytimes.com, consulta em 28/11/2010 In the last paragraph, the author is describing a scene of
(EsPCEx - 2005) Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blanks: He is __________ friend __________ Peru. Ill meet him in __________ hour.